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  • Central Silver Spring Apartments
    Fenton Street, 8455 20910 Silver Spring

Artwork

  • 1894
    Howard Avenue, 3706
    Train, guitar, 1894. Celebrating the community’s local history. Kensington"s first major mural.
  • 3758 & 3762 Howard Avenue
    Connecticut Avenue, 10506
    3758 & 3762 Howard Avenue These buildings were renovated to house shops and studios on Antique Row.
  • A BRUSHSTROKE OF DISCOVERY
    Colesville Road, 8500 20910 Silver Spring
  • Acorn
    Newell Street
  • Angel Moroni
  • BabyCat
    Kensington Parkway, 10241
    A fun, colorful celebration of our Town"s new Brewery Mascot. Come have a beer in our own Kensington jungle. Owner, Sam Mussomeli, named the brewery after his cat Alice, a.k.a, “Baby Cat.”
  • Bear Bench
    Plyers Mill Road, 3500
    Carved wooden bears, with a bench seat connecting them. Carved from a combination of American Ash, Black Cherry, and Red Oak.
  • BIO WALL
    Spring Street, 1040 20910 Silver Spring
  • Book Plants
    Howard Avenue, 3786
    Whimsical, colorful, growing book plants in terra-cotta pots and on balconies reminiscent of Kensington Row Bookshop owner"s native Barcelona.
  • BOTERO BALLERINAS
    Georgia Avenue, 8711 20910 Silver Spring
  • COASTLINE
    East-West Highway, 1301 20910 Silver Spring
  • Crosby the Owl
    Carroll Place, 10237
    Carved from a piece of Black Cherry. Commissioned by a local Girl Scout Troop using their cookie money project. The girls raised enough money to have an owl carved to represent Noyes Library mascot.
  • David Gregg
    Armory Avenue, 10401
    Carved from American Ash. This statue is a tribute to local tree guy David Gregg, who at the young age of 90 decided to retire from a business he had been in for more than 70 years. He had served the Kensington area for many years.
  • Dedication of the National Guard Armory
    Connecticut Avenue, 10506
    Dedication of the National Guard Armory at 3710 Mitchell Street. It housed the National Guard, the Fire Department, and then the Motor Vehicle Administration. It was purchased from the state and has been the Kensington Town Hall since 1976.
  • Ernest the Eagle
    Armory Avenue
    Ernest is a remake of the original eagle statue that deteriorated. The original and the new one is a dedication to both the military and to the artist"s niece, Katie, who passed away in 2007. Dates of Installation: 2008, 2017
  • Eyes Open
    Frederick Avenue
    Native plants, wildflowers, and an epigraph are painted on the side of the bridge. The mural concept was drawn from a line from the journal of one of the Town’s original residents, Ms. Bertha Clum.
  • Grief of Cyporissus
  • Hawk Island Hawk
    Carroll Place
    Carved from white pine. This hawk was originally inside Town Hall for many years until it found its home on Hawk Island.
  • Hold Your Light
    Summit Avenue
    Residents used a glow-in-the-dark paint to “light” the lanterns on each of the buildings depicted in the mural. The mural serves as a call to hold a light to every person we meet, to really see one another’s humanity and to treat each other with dignity.
  • Howard Avenue
    Connecticut Avenue, 10506
    Howard Avenue has served as the commercial area in Kensington since the town began. The buildings have housed various businesses, and in the 1960s, Howard Avenue began to develop into Antique Row.
  • Howling Dog
    Carved from a piece of Gingko. This dog was originally the guard dog at the Kensington"s Public Works Building, but when the Dog Run opened, he naturally was more suited to be with other dogs.
  • Justice
  • Kensington Moai
    University Boulevard West, 3700
  • linden lane 2403
    Hale Place, 9400
  • Minerva
  • Neighborhood Birds
    Grape Arbor
    Five birds are featured on this carving to include a woodpecker, blue jay, cardinal, oriole and a hawk on the top. Carved from America Ash.
  • PENGUIN RUSH HOUR
    Colesville Road 20910 Silver Spring
  • Roscoe
    Laurel Avenue, 6927
  • Ruby Slippers
  • SISYPHUS
    Cameron Street, 8710 20910 Silver Spring
  • Summer Days
    Kensington Parkway, 10251
    Commissioned by the owner of Old Town Market to add a splash of color and interest to the front of the shop. Summer days of biking, sun and soft ice cream.
  • The Kensington Volunteer Fire Department
    Connecticut Avenue, 10506
    The Kensington Volunteer Fire Department. Volunteer fire fighters began organizing in 1894, and stored their equipment in various barns until they were able to move into the rear of the Armory in 1927. They moved to their present location on Connecticut A
  • The Noyes Library
    Connecticut Avenue, 10506
    The Noyes Library at 10237 Carroll Place was established by Brainard Warner and Crosby Noyes in 1893 to serve Kensington residents. The oldest public library in the Washington, DC, area, it later was converted into a children"s library within the Montgome
  • The Only Time is Now
    Pollinator Path
  • The Silver Pass
    Georgia Avenue
  • Toto
    Knowles Avenue
  • Warner Memorial Presbyterian Church
    Connecticut Avenue, 10506
    10123 Connecticut Avenue: A new Warner Memorial Presbyterian Church takes the place of the earlier one.
  • Who Let the Dogs Out
    These concrete piers were remnants from a previous concrete plant. Once the Dog Run Park was complete, the Town wanted to paint them, but they were full of graffiti. The Town decided to paint dog art and enlisted local artists to enhance them.
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    Ament Street, 9560
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    Georgia Avenue
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    Adrian Street
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    Kensington Parkway, 10417
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    Carroll Avenue, 6939
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    Darwin Avenue
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    Grant Avenue
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    Grant Avenue
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    Adrian Street
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    Lee Street
    Constrictor snake, carved into the raised end of a fallen tree.
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    Knowles Avenue
    The Silver Creek Senior Living logo is a majestic tree that is reflective of the importance of maintaining our tree canopy in the Kensington Community and Rock Creek Regional Park.
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    Howard Avenue, 3768
    Phonograph mural designed by Sean Gaiser and family, and brought to life by amazing friends and KTown neighbors.
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    University Boulevard West, 3720
    Girl skateboarding down the neck of a giraffe. This five-story high giraffe was painted with just two paintbrushes. Commissioned by John Blick, owner of The Blick Building. The artist"s inspiration came from "Love over Fear."
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    Rock Creek Trail
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    Rock Creek Trail
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    Montgomery Avenue, 10408
    This 20--by-25 feet mural was inspired by Robert G. Ingersoll’s quote, “We Rise by Lifting Others” includes a scene of a migration of monarch butterflies using vibrant purples and blues atook about ten days to complete.

Touristic Attraction

  • Forest Glen Historic Railroad Station
    Post Office Road, 10 20910 Silver Spring
  • Ovid Hazen Wells Carousel - Montgomery Parks - fee
    Shorefield Road, 2002 20902 Wheaton
    Email: WheatonTrainCarousel@MontgomeryParks.org
    Herschell Spillman Company 1915 turn-of-the century musical carousel complete with 33 jumping horses, three zebras, and two chariots
  • Wheaton Miniature Train - Montgomery Parks
    Shorefield Road, 2002 20902 Wheaton
    Phone: +1-301-563-7545
    Email: WheatonTrainCarousel@MontgomeryParks.org
    Replica of an 1863 C.P. Huntington engine and passenger cars

chalet

  • John Amos
    Sloan Street, 13504

gallery

  • Red Studio Gallery - no fee
    Howard Avenue, 3758 20895 Kensington
    Phone: +1 301 564 1451
    Email: shara@redstudio.org
    Opening hours: Mo,We-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00
  • Weisser Glass Studio and Gallery
    Howard Avenue

Touristic Information

  • City of Takoma Park
    Carroll Avenue
  • DC Boundary 7.7 Mile Post
    Rock Creek Trail
  • Natural Treasures
    Franklin Knolls River Trail
  • Northwest Branch Trailhead
    Northwest Branch Trail
  • Prehistoric Dwellings
    Northwest Branch Trail
    Includes picture of boulder overhang further down trail.
  • Summit Hills
    East-West Highway
  • Temple Visitors Center - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    Stoneybrook Drive, 9900 20895-3199 Kensington
    Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-21:00
  • Vistors Center
    Gude Garden Path
    Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-14:00
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    Matthew Henson Trail
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    Northwest Branch Trail
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    Howard Avenue, 10417
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    Cedar Avenue
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    Laurel Avenue, 6927
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    Ethan Allen Avenue
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    Poplar Run Trail
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    Sanctuary Court
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    Poplar Run Trail
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    Westmoreland Avenue
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Museum

  • Brookside Nature Center - Montgomery Parks
    Glenallan Avenue, 1400 20902 Wheaton
    Phone: +1 301 962 1480
    Email: mcp-brooksidenc@montgomeryparks.org
    Opening hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa-Su 13:00-17:00
  • National Museum of Health and Medicine
    Linden Lane, 2500 20910 Silver Spring

picnic site

  • South Terrace
    Gude Garden Path
  • Woodland Picnic / Campfire Area
    Oak Ridge Trail
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    Coleridge Drive
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    Spruell Drive, 3701
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    Rock Creek Trail
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    Hampden Street, 3925
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    Darwin Avenue
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    St Lawrence Drive
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    St Lawrence Drive
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    Detrick Avenue, 14014
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    Plyers Mill Road
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    Carroll Place, 10231
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    University Boulevard East
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Touristic Viewpoint

  • Big Rock
    Big Rock Trail
    Scenic overlook of Northwest Branch